''Historia de los Partidos Políticos Puertorriqueños (1898-1956)'' (English: ''History of the Puerto Rican Political Parties (1898-1956)'') is
Bolívar Pagán
Bolívar Pagán Lucca (May 16, 1897 – February 9, 1961) was a Puerto Rican historian, journalist, and politician.
Early years
Pagán was born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. He received his primary education in the public schools of Adjuntas, ...
's 1959
flagship
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two-volume set on
Puerto Rico
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's political parties. It covers political parties in the years since the
American invasion of 1898 through the year 1956.
Historiography
Although Pagán, a Puerto Rico senator (1933-1939) and
U.S. Congressman
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(1939-1945), had written half a dozen other books on politics prior to this set, this set is considered the climax of his political
penmanship
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. Critical reviewer Luis Burset states that "for its thoroughness, focus, and relevance, Bolívar Pagán's ''Historia de los Partidos Políticos Puertorriqueños'' is now mandatory reading for understanding the development of Puerto Rico's political parties... it enjoys a position of choice in the Puerto Rican historiography.
The two-volume set numbered Tomo I and Tomo II (volume I and volume II) consists of 342 and 399 pages, respectively. Volume 1 was published in 1959 and covers years 1898 to 1931. Volume II was published in 1972 and covers years 1932 to 1956.
Critical Reviews
The book has been reviewed by several critics, including Frank Otto Gatell, Thomas Mathews, and Luis Rafael Burset Flores.
''Reseña de "Historia de los partidos políticos puertorriqueños: 1898-1956".''
Luis Rafael Burset Flores. Academia. Accessed 10 September 2019.
Other publications by Bolivar Pagán
*''America y Otras Paginas.'' Imprenta La Correspondencia, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1922.
*''Ley Municipal Revisada, Anotada y Comentada.'' Imprenta La Correspondencia, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1925.
*''Ideales en Marcha.'' Imprenta Venezuela, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1939.
*''Puerto Rico: The Next State.'' Imprenta Dwyer, Washington, D.D., 1942.
*''Crónicas de Washington.'' Editorial Stylo, Ciudad de Mejico, Mejico, 1949.
*''Historia de los Partidos Politicos Puertorriqueños.'' Litografía Real Hermanos, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1959.
*''Historia de los Partidos Politicos Puertorriqueños (1898-1956).'' Librería Campos, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1959 (vol I) and 1972 (vol II).
See also
* List of political parties in Puerto Rico
This article lists political parties in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has a 'first past the post' electoral system, in which a voter can vote by party, by candidate or both. To qualify as an official political party (and thus be able to appear on the ...
* Politics of Puerto Rico
The politics of Puerto Rico take place in the framework of a Democracy, democratic republic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States Congress as an Territories of the United States, organized uninc ...
* Political party strength in Puerto Rico
The political party strength in Puerto Rico has been held by different political parties in the history of Puerto Rico. Today, that strength is primarily held by two parties, namely:
* The New Progressive Party (PNP in Spanish) which holds ...
References
External links
* The entire Volume I text is available for viewing a
''The University of Florida online resources library.''
* The entire Volume II text is available for viewing a
''The University of Florida online resources library.''
* Otto Gatell's review is available for online viewing a
''The JSTOR Iberoamérica Collection.''
* Thomas Mathews
Thomas Mathews (October 16762 October 1751) was a British officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of admiral.
Mathews joined the navy in 1690 and saw service on a number of ships, including during the Nine Years' War and the War of the ...
's review is available for online viewing a
''The JSTOR Arts & Sciences I Collection.''
*Luis Rafael Burset Flores's review is available for online viewing a
''Academia.''
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Puerto Rican literature
1959 books
1972 books
Political history of Puerto Rico